Thank you to NetGalley for letting me listen to this book prior to release. This is yet another great Lt. Eve Dallas and husband Roarke crime mystery that takes place at a prewedding bachelorette party. The story flowed well with correct police procedure and interesting characters.

Another 5 star murder plot for Eve Dallas to solve. A pre wedding celebration at Crack’s place of business results in the death of one of the brides. Dallas, Peabody, McNab and Roarke all descend on the Down and Dirty to start the search for clues. Mavis and Somerset had a small part in this book. As always, Susan Erickson did a fantastic job with her narration. I’ve read and or listened to every book and I highly recommend this book and the series.

Let us start off in the sex club. That sounds like a good place to start and a fun place to start as well. Erin Albright and Shawna Honeycutt are at The Down and Dirty to celebrate their engagement. They are there along with a bunch of their friends. Shawna is getting pretty drunk and having a great time and so is everyone else. The wedding is this next weekend so this is the big party.The plan that Erin has , has been in the making for some time. She has asked someone to get her in to one of the private rooms so she can change her clothes and surprise Shawna with the trip to Maui, Hawaii for their honeymoon. While Shawna is up on stage dancing her heart out with some of the other women she sneaks away to go to the private room.

That would be the last time anyone sees Erin Albright alive. Who could have wanted her dead though?

Come to find out there are a few and when you go on this journey with J.D. Robb you will be spell bound to find out just who did do this heinous crime just when two beautiful souls were about to be joined together.

This an amazing book. Beautifully written and as I had the opportunity to listen to the audio book it was well narrated Susan Erickson..

Highly recommend this book

Happy reading !

J.D. Robb in Death series is one of the few books that I enjoy as an audiobook or to just read. She does what most authors are not able to for audiobooks there are enough descriptions so you can “see” the world but not so much that you don’t connect with the characters. If you are look for a great book to “try” as an audiobook I would recommend any of the J.D. Robb In death series.

Passions in Death (An Eve Dallas Novel) by J. D. Robb
Narrated by Susan Ericksen
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Expected Publication Date: September 3, 2024

Passions in Death is the 59th book in the In Death series by J. D. Robb and features Detective Eve Dallas. I had not read the previous books, and while I found that a challenge at the beginning of the book, I ultimately enjoyed this as a standalone mystery.

Passions in Death takes place in future New York so the sights are familiar but the language and technology have evolved. Just like today, there is slang, and it took a little while to figure out what some of the words mean.

Overall, I thought this was a great story. Having it set in the future gave it an interesting dynamic. I enjoyed following the police in solving this crime. This was a quick read and very fast paced!


The narration by Susan Ericksen was great! I loved how she brought the story to life! She gave each character their own voice.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The latest Eve Dallas novel finds her investigating the murder of a bride to be. Murdered at the bachelorette party, the list of suspects are all friends. Taken through the twists and turns of the investigation we are treated to not only the list of suspects but the regular characters of the book series. Though you can read this as a standalone and it won't lessen the understanding of the case, Robb does rely on a regular cast who are part of the world of Eve Dallas. This installment of the series was a keeper.

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The first I’ve read in this immensely popular series, featuring Lt Eve Dallas, — this will definitely not be the last.

With an appeal that crosses genres, this story is as much about Dallas and her “tribe” - beginning with her ongoing romance with her spouse, the mega-rich and gorgeous Irishman Rourke — along with her circle of friends, (whom I can only imagine has both grown and tightened over the many years this series has been in existence) as it is about a new case, and the puzzling mystery surrounding it.

When a struggling artist, Erin Albright, is brutally murdered during her bridal shower, days before her marriage to the woman of her dreams, the close group of friends celebrating with her become prime (and really, only) suspects for the crime. Thus begins a meandering path undertaken by Dallas and team to understand the characters forming Erin’s closest relationships (with motivators both apparent and hidden) - kicking off a process that allows the author to draw many parallels between the intimate bonds held by the victim and her circle or tribe, and the relationships that Dallas herself holds near and dear.

As Eve and her aid, the empathetic and oddly charming Peabody, begin to put the pieces together, an interesting and ultimately satisfying (to this reader, as well as the crime-solving team) ending evolves - an ending which goes to show one may never really understand the hidden passions that drive those closest to us.

A fun mystery/romance/character-driven mash-up, also peppered with humor, and a trickle of quirky sci-fi elements that serve to remind us the author has set this series in what is now the relatively near future (2050’s).

I reviewed the audio version of this book and enjoyed the narration very much, finding the format an engaging and entertaining alternate dimension to the story.

A great big thank you to the author, the publisher and #NetGalley for an ARC of this book. All thoughts presented are my own.

As a rabid JD Robb/Nora Roberts fan I was so excited to receive an advanced listening copy of Passions in Death. Full disclosure…..I own a copy of every one of her novels and have been reading and collecting her works since the mid 1990s. So yeah rabid super fan here.
I would love to give this book 5 stars just because I love the series so much but for me this one was a bit slower and didn’t feature as much of the Eve/found family interaction which I love. I was excited for Crack to show back up and the Down and Dirty.
The case itself was complex in that there really aren’t a lot of stand out suspects or clues. But we all know our Eve and the stalwart Peabody will find the bad guy!
All in all a good read. I would encourage new readers of the series to start a bit farther back because part of the joy in this series is the emergence of Eve from her traumatic past and the building of her circle.
I would give this a solid 4.5/5 stars if I could give half stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan audio for the ALC, All opinions are my own.

J.D. Robb does it again. The call comes in for a dead body at Crank's bar/sex club. Eve was attacked there before her wedding so it hits close to home. It's always great to hear how the tribe is made. Mavis, Peabody, Louise, etc. are Eve's tribe. Love Roake and Eve's relationship. You can see the way Eve thinks and how she digs into everyone and everything that has to do with the murder. The police departments bullpen is fun to read about.

J.D. Robb has done it again! This is a great continuation of the tales with Eve Dallas. It is witty and hooking. Highly recommend

Tender is hardly the word that should spring to mind from a novel called Passions in Death, but it did, nonetheless. There was death, certainly—a nasty, cruel, and vindictive murder—but there was most definitely an abundance of tenderness, both amongst the victim’s loved ones and most particularly, between Eve and Roarke. These two have been together for years now (depending on how you calculate, their relationship began both in 1995 and also less than five years ago), but in this volume especially, I saw tenderness. Roarke is busy, as always, being a gazillionaire and focusing on real estate development, but when a sticky personnel matter arises, a walk in the twilight hand-in-hand with Eve and a delicious peach from their garden help him put it all in perspective. And Eve is finally comfortable and secure in her place in Roarke's world, allowing her to turn all her energy into ferreting out the passions that led to murder. Passions in Death checks all the boxes: an atmospheric immersion into a world millions have come to adore, a damn fine mystery, and a reminder that true love is real and abiding.

I always look forward to a new J D Robb, and Passions in Death does not disappoint. Susan Ericksen does her usual fine narration, with the characters's voices, the pacing and emotion of the story. The futuristic aspect of this police procedural really adds to its enjoyment, as does the continuation of the growth of the relationships between the recurring characters. It is a good combination of mystery, romance and science fiction, with some humor thrown in. Recommend, with encouragement to get the earlier books in the series if you haven’t already.

Not many series last for so many books and still demand the reader's interest. Usually after fifteen or twenty books, the plots are recycled and the quality is erratic. When Nora Roberts decided to switch genres and write a futuristic thriller, she used a pen name. But the author is so adept at creating fascinating characters with relationships that ring true, snappy dialogue, well thought out plots that the J.D.Robb "In Death" series took off. Eve Dallas is a tough murder cop who stands for the dead. Her husband Roarke, who looks like an Irish God, is a "gazillionaire" who often helps out when he isn't "buying the universe". Eve's partner, Peabody, is a free-ager (hippie) who's soft edges allow her to play good cop to accent Eve's persona. The procedural thrillers are packed with several other recurring characters, each with their own unique personality and reading one of the books is like visiting with family.

The title of this novel is a bit of a misnomer. Most of the books in the series have lots of action and at least a few spicy scenes with a different type of action. This latest book omits both and centers on the inner workings of Eve's mind as she tracks down the killer and figures out how to pin down the culprit with very little evidence. Although the murderer was no great surprise, the motive was unexpected. It made an interesting change of pace. Readers can always look forward to Eve's unique musings as she ponders the literal meanings of phrases as opposed to the accepted meaning. That and the quick comebacks between Eve and those closest to her are always a lot of fun.

This is the first "In Death" audiobook that I had listened to. Susan Ericksen has narrated over 200 audiobooks including this series. She is an accomplished actress and manages to capture each character with ease. Often in an audiobook, it is hard to identify what character is speaking. But despite the very large number of characters, they are differentiated and there is no confusion at all. Roarke's sexy Irish lilt and Bella's little girl voice were particularly fun. I will certainly keep an eye out for other books that this woman narrates.

Because this is a must read series, I was thrilled to get access to advance copies from the publisher of both the text and the audiobook editions. I alternated between the two formats and enjoyed the book immensely. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own. If you are new to the series, you would miss out on the ongoing character development, but the plots are episodic and the book includes enough background to allow the reader to enjoy the book as a standalone. Long time readers will love this latest novel.

My first read of this detective series about Lt Eve Dallas. I am flabbergasted to hear that this is the 59th book in the series… so if you are wondering if you need to read the first 58 in order to enjoy this, you have your answer.

A murder at a pre-wedding bachelorette party, lots of circumstantial evidence, motives galore, and several people close to the victim who had the opportunity. This is a police procedural mystery, and Eve is a nuanced and interesting character. Her method to investigating this case was creative and intellectual. Going in, I know this is a murder mystery, but it is pretty dark. The plot was pretty slow for me, i think this could have been about 100 pages shorter. The suspects seemed one dimensional, although the detective and her husband Rourke are well developed and wise.

Audiobook is well acted and easy to follow.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan audio for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Book to be published Sept 3, 2024.

Dallas and Peabody are called to the scene of a murder at the Down and Dirty club where a crazy in love young couple is celebrating their upcoming wedding with their best friends. Except everything is not as it seems and someone at the club is not happy with this union. I adored Erin and Shauna, their circle of friends, and the precise way the world crumbled as the detectives became ever closer to finding the murderer. With tried and true police work, an understanding of the human psyche, and a determination to find justice for the dead, the detectives work tirelessly to solve a murder that is precise, calculated, and passion filled. With a complex, fast-paced plot, strong friendships and relationships, characters that you can’t help but relate to and like, and a plot that will keep you turning pages, “Passions in Death” is a fantastic police procedural detective story! I am thoroughly hooked on the series and really want to know the back story on all of my favourite characters (this is book 59 in the “In Death” series).

If I were writing a cover blurb for #PassionsInDeath, I would say “Appearances can be deceiving, and trusting the wrong person will be deadly. If detectives Dallas and Peabody are unable to stop the killer odds are they will kill again to exercise their new found power.”

I loved narrator Susan Ericksen and how she brings all of the characters to life, especially Rourke with his Irish accent and Chi-Chi with her attitude. And while I switched between the ebook and audiobook, I have to say once I settled into the audio, I actually preferred this format.

#PassionsInDeath is published on September 3, 2024. Thank you NetGalley Macmillan Audio and St. Martin's Press for the #drc and #audiobook of this title. I am a big fan of JD Robb



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"In Death" returns with yet another fantastic installment! I was very eager to read this book because I have been a longtime reader of J. D. Robb and an avid fan of this series since I read the first one!

I love how the author connects certain aspects of Eve's present life to those of her previous existence. She is an intriguing detective, and I loved that this book showed off a little more of her tender side as she considers how much she enjoys being Roarke's wife. The way she looks into each crime in this series never ceases to intrigue me. And the case itself was intriguing and one that took some time for me to figure out.

The audiobook versions are excellently executed. The narration in the In Death series is masterfully done by Susan Ericksen. I can instantly recognize a character based on how she presented their voice.

Because J.D. Robb done a fantastic job of providing details from earlier novels that are important to the current plot, I believe you could pick up the series right here and understand what is happening. But I really suggest starting at the beginning of the series if you want to really connect with every character.

I plan to continue reading this series for a long time, and I'm looking forward to the next book!

Another blockbuster addition to the Eve and Roarke story! The audiobook is outstanding as the narrator does a phenomenal job of bringing the characters unique personalities to life with unique voices and actions. The mystery as always was well thought out and kept you on your toes guessing who did it! If you pay attention, you can figure it out or at least narrow it down. The humor as always was on point and had my husband and I giggling multiple times throughout the book. This series is one that we love to listen to when we go on vacation together as it helps the miles fly by as we drive and keeps us thoroughly entertained. The only negative is that it will often keep us on the road longer than we had planned so we have to alter our plans along the way. So worth it, every time! I absolutely love this series and it is a must listen series for me every time a new book in the series drops! This is the 59th book in the series so if you haven't started it, it will keep you entertained for days on end! If you are looking for an audiobook to entertain you then this series is the right pick, because the narrator is outstanding. The mysteries are detailed and the life stories entertaining so I look forward to many more books in this series to come!

This was the first book I’ve read by this author and I went in blind. I didn’t realize that it was a futuristic police procedural plot line. At first I was a bit confused by this. Overall I thought the story line was decent and I was invested in finding out who did it. It seemed a bit long and drawn out and towards the end I was getting bored and was ready for it to be over. It was entertaining enough but not my favorite. 3 stars from me.

I want to start off by saying I LOVE this author.

But I didn’t love this book. I absolutely despised the narrator and it just ALL didn’t do it for me. I hate the emphasis on sex and sexual things in a thriller.

I have just finished listening to this great adventure with the crew of the futuristic
NYPSD, Lt Eve Dallas and Det. Delia .Peabody, McNab and Peabody are nearly
ready to move into their new digs, and Mavis and Leonardo are eagerly awaiting
the birth of Baby Girl No. 2.
The main story revolves around a club not featured recently. It’s about to bring
back vivid nightmares for Eve, and become a horrible nightmare for someone
else.
Eve and Peabody are investigating so much more than just the brutal murder
of a bride~to~be as the number of suspects is everyone and no one. Who
who would murder a bride to be?
I did have a pretty good idea of the suspect based solely on a single
sentence spoken. So, not a hard clue. No one really fit ~ until the
time was right.
This audio program is minutes shy of 13 hours, lots of enjoyment
in a single book. I believe series readers will enjoy it for all of the
hard work Dallas and Peabody put in to their interrogations.
While this is Book 59, it would be just as entertaining as a standalone.
My thanks to MacMillan audio & St Martin’s press for the download
Of this book for review purposes.